December 22, 2009
Toyota Announces Organizational Changes
1. Organizational Changes
1) Main objectives
To reinforce necessary functions and implement organizational changes that contribute to more efficient organizational operations to better respond to priority issues of each individual field and group.
2) Changes
A. Business Development Group
The Business Development Div. and the Marine Business Div. will be reorganized into the Business Development Div. and the Marine & Unit Business Div.
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Business Development Div. |
Business Development Div. |
Marine Business Div. |
Marine & Unit Business Div. |
| Purpose: To consolidate the unit sales functions of the Business Development Div. and the Marine Business Div. in the Marine Business Div. and rename the organization to use resources effectively and increase the efficiency of the unit business. |
B. Purchasing Group
The Purchasing Planning Dept., the Global Purchasing Promotion Div. and a portion of the functions of the Body Parts Purchasing Div. will be reorganized into the Purchasing Administration Dept. and the Purchasing Planning Div.
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Purchasing Planning Dept. |
Purchasing Administration Dept. |
Global Purchasing Promotion Div. |
Purchasing Planning Div. |
Body Parts Purchasing Div.* |
| Purpose: To consolidate and centralize the Purchasing Group's administration functions in the Purchasing Administration Dept. and its planning functions (e.g., medium- to long-term purchasing policies and cost reduction strategies) in the Purchasing Planning Div. to strengthen global strategies and project management. Also, to consolidate and streamline domestic and foreign buyer-support functions in the Purchasing Planning Div. and to expand, reinforce and develop buyer resources. |
C. Japan Sales Operations Group
The Japan Advertising & Marketing Div. will be eliminated and its functions will be transferred to a newly established TMC subsidiary Toyota Marketing Japan Co., Ltd.
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Japan Advertising & Marketing Div. |
Toyota Marketing Japan Co., Ltd. |
(newly established TMC subsidiary) |
| Purpose: To create a focus on marketing activities that target the Japanese market to reinforce marketing activities. |
D. Middle East, Africa and Latin America Operations Group
Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Caribbean Planning Div. will be established.
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Middle East, Southwest Asia Sales and Marketing Div. |
Middle East, Southwest Asia Sales and Marketing Div. |
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Africa Div. |
Africa Div. |
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Latin America and Caribbean Div. |
Latin America and Caribbean Div. |
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Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Caribbean Planning |
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| Purpose: To consolidate the product planning, profit management; affiliate management and business planning functions of the Middle East, Africa and Latin America Operations Group in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Caribbean Planning Div. to increase momentum and efficiency of operations. |
E. Operation Planning & Support Group
A portion of the functions of the Sales & Marketing Support Div. will be transferred to Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing Co., Ltd., a newly established TMC subsidiary.
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Sales & Marketing Support Div. |
Sales Enhancement Support Dept. |
Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing Co., Ltd. |
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(newly established TMC subsidiary) |
| Purpose: To further strengthen global marketing activities. |
F. Customer Service Operations Group
The Service Parts Administration Div. will be transferred to the Customer Service Operations Group from the Strategic Production Planning Group.
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Strategic Production Planning Group |
Customer Service Operations Group |
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Service Parts Administration Div. |
Service Parts Administration Div. |
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| Purpose: To achieve closer collaboration with parts and accessories divisions in Japan and overseas (in the service-parts segment) to achieve more timely supply and establish quality assurance standards. |
G. Technology divisions not belonging to a group
Sports Vehicle Management Div. will be established.
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BR Sports Vehicle Planning Management Dept. |
Sports Vehicle Management Div. |
Product Management Div.* |
| Purpose: To increase resources and reinforce sports vehicle product planning and development and custom car planning functions. |
H. Design Group
The following division name will change.
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Tokyo Design Div. |
Advanced Design Div. |
| Purpose: To have the division name better reflect the division's operations and the upgrading of its research, advanced design and development functions. |
I. Strategic Production Planning Group
The following division name will change.
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Global Strategic Production Planning Div. |
Production Planning Div. |
| Purpose: To reflect, in the division name, that a global level of operations has now been achieved. |
J. Production divisions not belonging to a group
Battery Production Engineering Development Div. will be established.
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Production division not belonging to a group |
Production division not belonging to a group |
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Fuel Cell Production Engineering Div.* |
Battery Production Engineering Development Div. |
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Production Engineering Group |
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Production Engineering Development Div.* |
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Hybrid Vehicle Power Train Production |
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Engineering Div.2* |
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| Purpose: To position the Battery Production Engineering Development Div. at the Higashifuji Technical Center as a production-engineering development base to engage in close collaboration with the Battery Research Div. and reinforce the development of next-generation batteries. |
K. Production Engineering Group
Power train and chassis production engineering divisions will be reorganized.
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Chassis Production Engineering Div.* |
Power Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div. |
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Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production & |
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Engineering Div. |
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Engine Production Engineering Div.* |
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Drive Train Production Engineering Div.* |
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Chassis Production Engineering Div.* |
Foundry Engineering Div. |
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Fundamental Production Engineering Div. 1 |
Forging & Surface Modification Engineering Div. |
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Fundamental Production Engineering Div. 2* |
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Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production |
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& Engineering Div.* |
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Engine Production Engineering Div.* |
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Drive Train Production Engineering Div.* |
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Fundamental Production Engineering Div. 2 |
Machining & Assembly Fundamental Production |
Engineering Div. |
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Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production & |
Engine Production Engineering Div. |
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Engineering Div.* |
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Engine Production Engineering Div. |
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Chassis Production Engineering Div. |
Drive Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div. |
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Power Train & Chassis Prototype Production |
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& Engineering Div.* |
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Drive Train Production Engineering Div. |
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| Purpose: To consolidate the simultaneous engineering (SE) functions currently distributed among various divisions in the Power Train & Chassis Production Engineering Div. and implement organizational consolidation and streamlining of the various divisions along product lines to reinforce those SE functions. Also, to reorganize production preparation structures for casting, forging, modifying, machining and assembling in line with processes so that operations can be implemented based on genchi genbutsu (on-site, first-hand confirmation and problem solving). |
I. Manufacturing Group
The Motomachi Plant Unit & Plastic Molding Div. will be reorganized within the Motomachi Plant Body Manufacturing Div.
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Motomachi Plant |
Motomachi Plant |
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Body Manufacturing Div. |
Body Manufacturing Div. |
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Unit & Plastic Molding Div. |
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| Purpose: To raise operational efficiency. |
After the above changes, the number of TMC divisions will remain 254.
*Denotes that a portion was affected by the change.
2. Executives' Areas of Responsibility
1) Senior Managing Directors
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| Tadashi Yamashina |
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| Yoshimasa Ishii |
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2) Managing Officers
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| Yukio Nishikawa |
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| Katsutada Masumoto |
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| Hisayuki Inoue |
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| Kenji Miura |
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| Kiyotaka Ise |
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| Norihiko Arai |
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| Kenji Suzuki |
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| Kazuhiro Miyauchi |
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| Yoichi Inoue |
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